A kid learns 200 Pokemon characters and their relationship to each other, and the schools are saying kids can't possibly learn the pantheon of Greek gods. Many kids in America have a richer intellectual life outside of school than they have inside. -- Henry Jenkins, LA Times, Nov. 22, 2009
Jenkin's theory of Participatory Learning has huge implications for how we can help students learn through literature.
Specific Inquiry Question: What is Participatory Learning and what does it have to do with creativity and learning through literature?
Henry Jenkins is a well-known guru in media studies. Watch this Edutopia interview to learn more about how Participatory Learning theory can support learning through literature with young adults.
Jenkins talks about the fascinating concept of transmedia storytelling and how schools are failing students who are growing up in a world of participatory media.
Theories & Research
Participatory Learning
A kid learns 200 Pokemon characters and their relationship to each other, and the schools are saying kids can't possibly learn the pantheon of Greek gods. Many kids in America have a richer intellectual life outside of school than they have inside. -- Henry Jenkins, LA Times, Nov. 22, 2009Jenkin's theory of Participatory Learning has huge implications for how we can help students learn through literature.
Specific Inquiry Question: What is Participatory Learning and what does it have to do with creativity and learning through literature?
- Participatory Learning vs De-Schooling, De-Skilling, De-Valuing with Henry Jenkins (July 15, 2009)
- "Transmedia, A Brave New World in Entertainment Marketing
Jenkins talks about the fascinating concept of transmedia storytelling and how schools are failing students who are growing up in a world of participatory media.Henry Jenkins is a well-known guru in media studies. Watch this Edutopia interview to learn more about how Participatory Learning theory can support learning through literature with young adults.
Interview with Henry Jenkins, LA Times, Nov. 22, 2009
- New Media Literacies Lab
Check out this huge resource on participatory learning and download the white paper for even more participation.